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Richard Edlund
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Richard Edlund, ASC (born December 6, 1940) is an American visual effects artist and inventor. He was a founding member of Industrial Light & Magic, having already founded Pignose amplifiers, and later co-founded Boss Film Studios and DuMonde VFX. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects (1978, Star Wars; 1982, Raiders of the Lost Ark), two Special Achievement Awards, two Scientific and Technical Awards, and the Medal of Commendation. He is also a recipient of the BAFTA and Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
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Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Toy Masters
The Creep Behind the Camera
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001- FAFantastic Voyage: "Making Of"
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
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Barely Lethal
Bullet to the Head
21 Jump Street
Charlie Wilson's War
The Stepford Wives
Bedazzled
Air Force One
Species
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Solar Crisis
Alien³
Ghost
Vibes
Big Top Pee-wee
Die Hard
Leonard Part 6
The Monster Squad
Masters of the Universe
Solarbabies
Legal Eagles
Big Trouble in Little China
Fright Night
Ghostbusters
Return of the Jedi
Poltergeist
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Empire Strikes Back
The China Syndrome
Star Wars